Woody Allen will return to the US to shoot his next film, and not extend his European wanderings, the director has said.

Speaking at the world premiere of To Rome with Love, an Italian-set comedy featuring Roberto Benigni, Jesse Eisenberg and Ellen Page, as well as Allen himself, Allen revealed he will be making his next film in San Francisco, with a "tiny bit" in New York. Allen is no stranger to the Californian city, having filmed his 1969 comedy, Take the Money and Run, there.

To Rome with Love was screened for Italian press only in a fully dubbed Italian-language version, in keeping with the country's moviegoing habits. Allen is known to dislike dubbing, and non-Italian press were not allowed to attend. A North American premiere at the Los Angeles film festival on 14 June has been announced, leaving the way clear for a Cannes film festival screening of the English-language subtitled print (most likely out of competition) in May.